Intel GA-8N-SLI ROYAL, GA-8N-SLI PRO user manual Using the Q-FlashTMutility, Steps

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Using the Q-FlashTMutility:

This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash utility. As described in the "Before you begin" section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer. If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q-Flash utility, please follow the steps below to flash BIOS.

Steps:

1.Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Load Main BIOS from Floppy" item in the Q-Flash menu and press Enter button.

Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk.

If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with "Save Main BIOS to Floppy" item.

2.Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.

In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file, 8KNXPU.Fba, is listed.

Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dual BIOS Utility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boot From

 

 

 

Main Bios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Main ROM Type/Size

......................

 

SST 49LF004A

 

 

512K

 

 

Backup ROM Type/Size

SST 49LF004A

 

 

512K

 

 

 

 

 

Wide Range Protection

Disable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 file(s) found

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8KNXPU.Fba

Boot

 

512K

 

 

 

 

BIOS file in the floppy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Recovery

Enable

 

 

 

 

 

 

disk.

 

 

 

 

Halt On Error

Disable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total size : 1.39M

Free size : 911.50K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F5 : Refresh

 

 

 

DEL : Delete

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Load Default Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save Settings to CMOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q-Flash Utility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter : Run

 

 

:Move

ESC:Reset

 

F10:Power Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After pressing Enter, you'll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dual BIOS Utility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boot From

Main Bios

 

 

 

 

 

 

Main ROM Type/Size

SST 49LF004A

 

 

512K

 

 

Backup ROM Type/Size

SST 49LF004A

 

 

512K

 

 

 

Wide Range Protection

Disable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boot From

Main Bios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...

 

 

 

 

 

Do not trun off power or

 

 

Auto Recovery

Enable

 

 

 

 

 

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Disable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halt On Error

 

 

 

 

 

reset your system at this

 

 

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

 

 

 

 

 

stage!!

 

 

Load Default Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save Settings to CMOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q-Flash Utility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter : Run

:Move

ESC:Reset

F10:Power Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English

After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?"

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Contents GA-8N-SLI Motherboard GA-8N-SLI Pro June 2 GA-8N-SLI Product Manual Classification CopyrightTable of Contents Drivers Installation DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 8N-SLI Royal Pro/GA-8N-SLILAN PCI-ECLKTSB82AA2 TSB81BA3 Codec 2PCI PciclkPage Installation Notices Considerations Prior to InstallationInstances of Non-Warranty Preparing Your ComputerCPU Feature SummaryBios ALC850 CodecRAID Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Installation of the CPUHT functionality requirement content Installation of the Heatsink Installation of Memory Installing/Removing Cool-Plus Northbridge Cooling FanDual Channel DDR Installation of Expansion Cards How to install U-Plus DPS? Installation of U-Plus DPS Universal Plus Dual Power SystemSLI bridge connector GC-SLICON Setup of SLI Scalable Link Interface ConfigurationSLI switch module GC-SLISW-C19 SLI switch module GC-SLISW-3D1English Graphics card I/O Back Panel Introduction Connectors Introduction Center/Subwoofer Speaker OutSide Speaker Out ATX12V/ATX Power Connector Nbfan Chip Fan Power Connector 5 Cpufan / SYSFAN/ Pwrfan Cooler Fan Power ConnectorIDE1/IDE2/IDE3 IDE Connector FDD Floppy ConnectorPwrled Fpanel Front Panel Jumper Cdin CD Faudio Front Audio ConnectorSpdifin Spdif USB1 / FUSB2 / FUSB3 Front USB ConnectorClrcmos Clear Cmos 17 F11394/F21394 Ieee 1394 ConnectorsCI Chassis Intrusion, Case Open PCIE12V Power ConnectorRfid BATBatteryMain Menu Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup MenuMain Menu For example Bios Ver. GA-8N-SLI Royal F3l „ Load Optimized Defaults „ Load Fail-Safe Defaults„ Set Supervisor Password „ Set User PasswordStandard Cmos Features TimeIDE Channel 0 Master/Slave IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave Drive a / Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan AreaHalt on MemoryHard Disk Boot Priority Advanced Bios FeaturesFirst / Second / Third Boot Device ROM Boot PriorityCPU Hyper-Threading Password CheckLimit Cpuid Max. to No-Execute Memory Protect NoteBase Integrated PeripheralsSataii 1 Primary RAID IDE Secndry Slave RAIDSataii 1 Secondary RAID Sataii 2 Primary RAIDParallel Port Mode Onboard SATAII/IDE3 ModeUSB Keyboard Support USB Mouse SupportPower-On by Alarm Power Management SetupPME Event Wake Up Modem Ring OnPower On By Keyboard Power On By MouseKB Power on Password AC Back FunctionPCI 1 IRQ Assignment PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPC Health Status CPU Smart FAN Mode CPU Smart FAN ControlPWM M. Note MB Intelligent TweakerM.I.TCPU Clock RatioNote A.2System Clock Mode FSB Turbo ModeNew FSB Speed QDR Current FSB Speed QDRSataii OverVoltage Control FSB OverVoltage ControlCPU Voltage Control Normal CPU VcoreLoad Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized DefaultsSelect Language Set Supervisor/User Password Exit Without Saving Save & Exit SetupP4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard Install Chipset Drivers Drivers InstallationSoftware Information Software ApplicationContact Us Hardware InformationEnglish Unique Software Utilities User Interface Overview EasyTune 5 IntroductionXpress Recovery2 Introduction How to use the Xpress Recovery2System requirements Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 PrecautionsLimitations Flash Bios Method Introduction What is Dual Bios Technology?How to use Dual Bios and Q-Flash Utility? Boot From Main BIOSDefault, Backup Bios Wide Range Protection DisableDefault, EnableAuto Recovery EnableDefault, Disable Halt On Error DisableDefault, EnableBefore You Begin Method 1 Q-FlashTMUtilityTask menu for Dual Bios utility Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual Bios utility screenEntering the Q-FlashTMutility Task menu for Q-Flash utilitySteps Using the Q-FlashTMutilityYou can repeat to Part Two English Exploring the Q-FlashTMutility screenBios file becomes F4 after updating Congratulation!! You have updated Bios successfullyMethods and steps Method 2 @BIOSTM UtilityEnglish RAID Levels Serial ATA Bios Setting Utility IntroductionEntering the RAID Bios Setup Configuring the Nvidia RAID BiosSelecting the RAID Mode Using the Define a New Array WindowSelecting the Striping Block Size Assigning the DisksCompleting the RAID Bios Setup English Main Menu Configuring the Promise PDC20779 RAID BiosCreate Arrays Automatically Define Array Menu Create Arrays ManuallyView/Change Drives Assignments View Drive AssignmentsDelete Array Menu Delete an ArrayCd bootdrv Menu Installing the RAID driversStereo Speakers Connection and Settings Introduction of audio connectors5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction StepChannel Audio Setup English Step AMI Bios Beep Codes TroubleshootingEnglish Appendix English Taiwan Headquarters Contact UsChina Shanghai